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Title: Dreer's quarterly wholesale price list of bulbs plants vegetable and flower seeds for fall sowing implements, fertilizers and requisites
Identifier: dreersquarterlyw1898henr (find matches)
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Henry A. Dreer (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. : Henry A. Dreer
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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Dreer'S Reliable Bulbs.
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SPECIAL NOTICE. All prices INCLUDE duty, packing and F. O. B., Philadelphia. Early Roman Hyacinths. Per 100 Per 1000 Early White Roman, 1st size bulbs, 11 to 15 c. $2 00 $19 00 selected Light Rose, Dark " Blue White Italian, 12 to 15 c. 12 to 15 c. 12 to 15 c. 12 to 15 c. 12 to 15 c 2 25 1 75 1 75 1 75 2 00 22 00 15 00 15 00 17 00 18 00 Choice Named Hiniature or Dutch Roman Hyacinths. Excellent for growing in pots, pans or boxes ; flowering later than the French Romans. The varieties are the finest for forcing, and the bulbs measure 12 centimeters and over, in circumference. Amy, deep red. Gigantea, light pink. Baroness van Thuyll, pure white. Grand A'Merveille, blush white. Czar Peter, light blue. Baron van Thuyll, purple. Gen. Pelissier, dark red. Chas. Dickens, deep pink. Queen Victoria, pure white. Mad. Van der Hoop, creamy white. La Peyrouse, light blue. White Roman Hyacinth. Price. King of the Blues, deep blue. '" Any of the above varieties, $1.75 per 100 ; $16.00 per 100O. MIXED DUTCH HYACINTHS.-In Separate Colors. These have been carefully selected from the best varieties of eariy maturity, suitable for forcing and are Size Bulbs. We do not handle inferior small sized grade. all First Single Sorts. Per doz. Single Dark Red $0 45 Rose. Red, all shades Pure White Blush and Tinted White. Dark Blue Light Blue ', Blue, all shades Yellow, all shades All colors, mixed 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 40 Per 100 $3 25 3 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 00 Per 1000 $30 00 30 00 30 00 30 00 30 00 30 00 30 00 30 00 30 00 29 00 Double Sorts. Per doz. Per 100 Per 100O Double Dark Red 45 $3 25 $30 00 " Rose 45 3 25 30 00 " Red, all shades 45 3 25 30 00 " Pure White .. 45 3 25 30 00 " Blush and Tinted White. 45 3 25 30 00 " Dark Blue 45 3 25 30 00 " Light Blue 45 3 25 30 00 " Blue, all shades 45 3 25 30 00 " Yellow 45 3 25 30 00 " All colors, mixed 40 3 00 29 00 Single Pure and Tinted White. Second Size Named Hyacinths. These are smaller than our selected first size bulbs, but are fine flowering stock and frequently sold by some houses as first size. For forcing or bedding will give good results ; better in every way than mixtures. Single Red and Rose. Per doz. Per 100 Baron Van Thuyll, clear pink $ 60 $4 50 Gertrude, rosy pink 60 4 25 Gigantea, fine rink 60 4 50 Lord Macaulay, rosy carmine 60 4 50 Norma, pale pink 60 4 25 Queen of Hyacinths, bright scarlet... 60 4 25 Robert Steiger, deep red 60 4 25 Baroness Van Thuyll, pure white... Grandeur A.'Merveille, rosy white.. Grand Vedette, pure white La Grandesse, pure white, fine Mad. Van der Hoop, creamy white.. Queen Victoria, pure white Per doz. . $ 60 60 60 65 60 60 Per 100 $4 25 4 25 25 00 50 25 Baron Van Thuyll, dark blue .. Chas. Dickens, light blue, shaded Czar Peter, light Javender Single Blue. Purple, etc. Per doz. Per 100. 60 60 65 4 25 4 50 5 00 King of the Blues, dark blue. Leonidas, porcelain blue Pieneman, dark porcelain Per doz Per 100. 60 4 50 60 4 25 60 4 50 25 Of any one kind sold at lOO rates. 250 at 1O0O rates.

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